1940 The Bluejackets’ Manual

front of 2024.1017.4

front of 2024.1017.4

Name/Title

1940 The Bluejackets’ Manual

Entry/Object ID

2024.1017.4

Description

1940 edition of USN manual for enlisted men. Blue cover with yellow lettering.

Context

Norman Deichsel was a PM2c on Battleship Texas from September 1942 to October 1944. He continued to support Battleship Texas and visit her as a museum until his death in 2006. The Bluejackets’ Manual is an introductory guide to the US Navy. The first edition was published in 1902, and has been regularly updated to its most recent edition published in 2023.

Collection

Historical Collections, Collection (Norman J. Deichsel)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Manual, Training

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Publisher

United States Naval Institute Press

Date Published

circa 1940